The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-12
SAVANNAH, GA. FRIDAY, AUGUST u, 1887.

Blanch Allen, of Peoria, suffered bodily
injuries.
r, E. Stock, Of Peoria, is injured about
the body.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Miss Stephens and her father; Mike Rea-
gan, of Binghanpton, ~ V; William
Craig, of Cuba, Ill. Henry Hicken, of Pc
kin, Ill. Noah Havemere, of CantC.l, Ill.
II. Smith, of Matamore, III; George A.
Smith, of Peoria; Mrs Zemmerman, of
Peoria; Rosa and Maggie Murphy and their
Peoria; Miss Neal, of NASHVILLE, ILL.,, Emf
line Carrithers, of Evans, H.; Jess
Meek, of Eureka, III; Sherman
Brimfeld, of Illinois; McC Clntock ,>engineer,
of Peoria; Elizabeth Cross, of Washington,
Ill. Mrs f. d. Stoddard of West Point,
Ia; Mrs. Pearl Adams, of Peoria; Pearl
French, of Peoria; w. H. Potter of Bush
nell, Ill; Mrs j: NJ, Clay, of Eureka, Ill.
j. D.. Richards, Mrs. Breeze, of Peoria; w.
Gerretson, of Peoria; f. F. Adams, of
Fairbury; w. II. Lot of Ellwood; Addie
Webster, of Peoria; Mrs. William Allen, of
Peoria; NJ. w, Vallejo, of Peoria; Mrs. III.
B. Mcclure and daughter, of Peoria; Mrs.
Miller, of Peoria; Mr. Wright, Of Peoria;
Mrs. James Dale, of Peoria; Mrs. William
Pail p and w,,aa,g daughter Of 8oo,.; Peoria
Collins, of Galesburg, H. j. Body, j. s.
Kaler, of Breeds Station, H.. John Muir
ply, of PEORIA Henry Siegelson, of Keokuk,
Ia. Oney Spaith, of Green Valley, ILL., !;
John A. Moore, of Jacksonville, ILL., j. d.
McEadden, of Peoria; Capt. Ahlke A. Mar
tin, of Bloomington, Ill. ~ T. Green, of
Breeds Station, and about twenty dead are
at Piper City.
M'cLINToCK DECAPrTATED.
mn
The most horrible death of all was that of
Engene McClintock, the engineer of the
second engine of the double header The
first engine, which engineer Sutherland was
running, passed over the burning bridge in
safety, but it was under its weight that the
half consumed bridge gave way and the
tender dropped back in the
dry slough Engineer Sutherland's
engine kept the rails in safety, such was the
awful speed of the unfortunate train. Nc
| Clntock's engine plunged down into the
black hole and as the tender mounted on
back of the neck, and cut his head clean off
his shoulders. The trunk was found under
the engine, but the head could not be discoV-
cred, and the presumption is that it was
ground to atoms in the horrible millstones
of the engine and tender.
WOUNDED ARRIVING AT PEORIA.
PEORIA, ILL, Aug 11-Several thou
sand people were at the depot this afternoon
when the train arrived bearing the first of
the wounded from Chatsworth. The crowd
was so large and so eager to obtain IA view
that it was difficult 10 control it. Accounts
of the disaster were obtained from
several passengers on the train.
j. NJ. Tierney was in the first sleeper He
said: 81 felt three distinct shocks and then
heard grinding sound, and on looking out
saw that the car in which we were was
directly over fire which was
slowly blazing on the stringers of
the bridge. ! got out, and the scene
presented to the eye and ear was one wish
! could forever efface from my memory,
but | know | never can. The shrieks Of the
dying and the glaring faces of the dead will
always stay with me, To add to the horror
it was pitch dark, save the fitful
light of the fire under the sleeper, which
lighted the faces of those about only TO
make their fear and anguish visible. On
the mouths of most OF the cOrpses could be
seen foam, which showed that they died in
agony. At last we secured feeble lights. but
the wind blew them out, and about O'clock
the rain poured down in tor ents on the un-
protected dead and dying in the hedges and
corn fields adjacent.
TERRIBLE SCENE.
Our efforts were divided between trying
to put out the fire and rescuing the dying,
whose cries for help were heartrendiug
indeed. Mothers ran wildly about crying
for lost children and wives for husbands.
Strong men We're weeping over the forms
of their beloved wives. Prayers, entreaties
and groans filed the air until daylight,
when the relief parties got to work
and removed the dead and wounded from
the scene. The scene in the cars was beyond
description. One young child was found
fastened near the roof of the car, head
down, where, in the jar and conclusion.
it had been thrown, and was dead
wk, taken down. Others were
found in all conceivable shapes, all
thrown out of their seats, piled in the end
of the aisle of the cars, bleeding from gashes
in the face, arms or other portions of the
body.